Ashley

“She laughed so easily when she was happy. But also when she was sad.”
― Janet Fitch, White Oleander

“Even if we could turn back, we'd probably never end up where we started.”
― Haruki Murakami, 1Q84

“The way two people can end up in the same place, find each other in a crowd, and change their lives and the lives of the people around them forever... It makes you believe in fate. And fate gives love some authority. Like it's been stamped with approval from above, if you believe in above. A godly green light. Some destined significance.”
― Deb Caletti, Stay

“But now, I know, how absence can be present, like a damaged nerve, like a dark bird.”
― Audrey Niffenegger, The Time Traveler's Wife